At least 30 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, police have revealed.

Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy confirmed the death toll as he spoke near the scene of the devastating blaze in west London on Friday.

"I'm able to say at this point in time at least 30 people have died as a result of this fire," he said.

A man holds up a missing persons poster as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Cambridge leave following a visit to the Westway sports centre which is providing temporary shelter for those who have been made homeless in the fire disaster in London

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Mr Cundy said the victims included one person who had died in hospital.

"There is nothing to suggest at this time that the fire was started deliberately," he added.

An investigation led by a senior detective from Scotland Yard's homicide and major crime command is under way with calls for "corporate manslaughter" arrests to be made.

In this image taken by eyewitness Gurbuz Binici, a huge fire engulfs the 24 story Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road, West London in the early hours of this morning on June 14, 2017 in London, England. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared the fire a major incident. Fatalities have been confirmed and at least 50 people are receiving hospital treatment

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Grenfell Tower inferno

Earlier Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom was harangued in the street as she defended Theresa May from charges that she failed to show "humanity" by visiting the scene of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy without meeting survivors or local people.